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Instagram fails to act on most comments targeting female politicians: study
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Instagram did not act on more than 90% of the offensive comments targeting female politicians identified and reported in a new study by the Center for Combating Digital Hate (CCDH). The study, which collected 560,000 comments from female politicians’ Instagram posts, used Google’s machine learning model and found that 1 in 25 comments was “likely to be highly harmful.” Of the 1,000 comments reported by the CCDH…
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Mark Cuban: Trump’s Silicon Valley supporters are ‘out of touch with the real world’
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Business investor and TV personality Mark Cuban on Monday slammed Silicon Valley’s support for former President Trump, claiming that backing the Republican presidential candidate is “a bit of a takeover.” In an interview with Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, Cuban went on to accuse Trump’s Silicon Valley supporters of wanting “control”…
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White House holds creators conference
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White House officials are set to meet with 100 digital creators and industry experts on Wednesday for the first-ever White House Creator Economy Conference. According to a White House official, the conference will discuss “the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the creator economy,” including artificial intelligence, mental health and pay equality. “The Biden-Harris Administration has taken historic steps…
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Department of Justice considers breaking up Google
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal judge asks to break up Google The tech giant is debating possible remedies after it was found to have illegally maintained a monopoly on online search. The New York Times.
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Texas sues GM for selling driver data
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The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against General Motors (GM), alleging that the company Collect and sell data about drivers to insurance companies and other companies without consent Reuters reported..
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‘Agents of chaos’: Iran flexes its digital muscle ahead of election as Trump hacking allegations emerge
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than three months to go until the presidential election, Iran is stepping up its interference in American politics, U.S. officials and private cybersecurity firms say. The alleged hack of Donald Trump’s campaign is just the latest and most brazen example. Iran…
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Cisco cuts thousands of jobs, or 7% of workforce, as it shifts focus to AI and cybersecurity
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cisco Systems Inc. plans to lay off 7% of its workforce, its second round of job cuts this year, as it shifts its focus to faster-growing technology areas like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The San Jose, Calif.-based company…
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Two big stories currently on The Hill:
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Harris narrowly leads Trump in nearly every battleground state: Cook Poll
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Vice President Harris continues to transform the 2024 presidential election, leading or tied with former President Trump in six of the seven battleground states. read more
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Georgia Republican urges more GOP support for Harris: ‘Let’s take back our country’s future’
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Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) called for more Republicans to support Vice President Harris, arguing in an interview on Tuesday that it’s completely… read more
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More tech opinions from The Hill:
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- The future of humanity depends on smarter use of AI
- Lost in space, falling asleep at the wheel: The US space program is collapsing
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All caught up. See you tomorrow!
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